This American Lifehttps://www.thisamericanlife.org
This American Life is a weekly public radio show, heard by 2.2 million people on more than 500 stations. Another 2.5 million people download the weekly podcast. It is hosted by Ira Glass, produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange, and has won all of the major broadcasting awards.enCopyright 1995-2016 Ira GlassThis American LifeThis American Life is a weekly public radio show, heard by 2.2 million people on more than 500 stations. Another 2.5 million people download the weekly podcast. It is hosted by Ira Glass, produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, delivered to srich@thislife.orgCopyright 1995-2016 Ira GlassSociety & CultureArtsNews & PoliticsyesSubscribe with PodnovaSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with FeedlySubscribe with SubToMeSubscribe with Google204: 81 Wordshttp://feed.thisamericanlife.org/~r/talpodcast/~3/m_wsDLgDjII/81-words
The story of how the American Psychiatric Association decided in 1973 that homosexuality was no longer a mental illness.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/talpodcast/~4/m_wsDLgDjII" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 16 Dec 2018 18:00:00 -050037469 at https://www.thisamericanlife.orgThis American Life1:00:22How the American Psychiatric Association decided that homosexuality was no longer a mental illness.
The story of how the American Psychiatric Association decided in 1973 that homosexuality was no longer a mental illness.
This American Lifeyeshttps://www.thisamericanlife.org/204/81-words663: How I Read Ithttp://feed.thisamericanlife.org/~r/talpodcast/~3/77U1bite8ok/how-i-read-it
Documents you don't normally think of, showing you things you didn't expect. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/talpodcast/~4/77U1bite8ok" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 09 Dec 2018 18:00:00 -050044093 at https://www.thisamericanlife.orgThis American Life1:02:33Documents you don't normally think of, showing you things you didn't expect.
Documents you don't normally think of, showing you things you didn't expect.
This American Lifeyeshttps://www.thisamericanlife.org/663/how-i-read-it479: Little War on the Prairiehttp://feed.thisamericanlife.org/~r/talpodcast/~3/7aW5aQpU2LE/little-war-on-the-prairie
Growing up in Mankato, Minnesota, John Biewen says, nobody ever talked about the most important historical event ever to happen there: in 1862, it was the site of the largest mass execution in U.S. history. Thirty-eight Dakota Indians were hanged after a war with white settlers. John went back to Minnesota to figure out what really happened 150 years ago, and why Minnesotans didn’t talk about it much after.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/talpodcast/~4/7aW5aQpU2LE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 02 Dec 2018 18:00:00 -050037194 at https://www.thisamericanlife.orgThis American Life1:02:50Why Minnesotans don't talk much about the most important historical event ever to happen there.
Growing up in Mankato, Minnesota, John Biewen says, nobody ever talked about the most important historical event ever to happen there: in 1862, it was the site of the largest mass execution in U.S. history. Thirty-eight Dakota Indians were hanged after a war with white settlers. John went back to Minnesota to figure out what really happened 150 years ago, and why Minnesotans didn’t talk about it much after.
This American Lifeyeshttps://www.thisamericanlife.org/479/little-war-on-the-prairie492: Dr. Gilmer and Mr. Hydehttp://feed.thisamericanlife.org/~r/talpodcast/~3/KqWllQrfrMg/dr-gilmer-and-mr-hyde
Dr. Benjamin Gilmer gets a job at a rural clinic. He finds out he’s replaced someone — also named Dr. Gilmer — who went to prison after killing his own father. But the more Benjamin’s patients talk about the other Dr. Gilmer, the more confused he becomes. Everyone loved the old Dr. Gilmer. So Benjamin starts digging around, trying to understand how a good man can seemingly turn bad.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/talpodcast/~4/KqWllQrfrMg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 25 Nov 2018 18:00:00 -050037181 at https://www.thisamericanlife.orgThis American Life1:04:01Did a beloved family doctor with no criminal history suddenly up and strangle his own father?
Dr. Benjamin Gilmer gets a job at a rural clinic. He finds out he’s replaced someone — also named Dr. Gilmer — who went to prison after killing his own father. But the more Benjamin’s patients talk about the other Dr. Gilmer, the more confused he becomes. Everyone loved the old Dr. Gilmer. So Benjamin starts digging around, trying to understand how a good man can seemingly turn bad.
This American Lifeyeshttps://www.thisamericanlife.org/492/dr-gilmer-and-mr-hyde660: Hoaxing Yourselfhttp://feed.thisamericanlife.org/~r/talpodcast/~3/vxewr0J1YIw/hoaxing-yourself
Stories of people who tell a lie and then believe the lie more than anyone else does. In other words: Stories about people pulling hoaxes...on themselves.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/talpodcast/~4/vxewr0J1YIw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 04 Nov 2018 17:00:00 -050044074 at https://www.thisamericanlife.orgThis American LifeStories of people who tell a lie and then believe the lie more than anyone else does.
Stories of people who tell a lie and then believe the lie more than anyone else does. In other words: Stories about people pulling hoaxes...on themselves.
This American Lifeyeshttps://www.thisamericanlife.org/660/hoaxing-yourself659: Before the Next Onehttp://feed.thisamericanlife.org/~r/talpodcast/~3/UI7HQMsTw6s/before-the-next-one
There’s no rulebook on how to handle a school shooting. And no real way to prepare for one. This week, people take what they’ve learned from these tragedies and try to use that knowledge to save others.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/talpodcast/~4/UI7HQMsTw6s" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 14 Oct 2018 18:00:00 -040044048 at https://www.thisamericanlife.orgThis American LifePeople taking what they’ve learned from school shootings and try to use that knowledge to save others.
There’s no rulebook on how to handle a school shooting. And no real way to prepare for one. This week, people take what they’ve learned from these tragedies and try to use that knowledge to save others.
This American Lifeyeshttps://www.thisamericanlife.org/659/before-the-next-one658: The Unhappy Decidershttp://feed.thisamericanlife.org/~r/talpodcast/~3/b5OWMiLwIoY/the-unhappy-deciders
Making big decisions about other people's lives can feel pretty awful. Zoe Chace followed Senator Jeff Flake as he decided to force the Senate to delay its vote on Judge Kavanaugh. Among her discoveries: Those protestors in the elevator? They aren’t the reason he did what he did. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/talpodcast/~4/b5OWMiLwIoY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 07 Oct 2018 18:00:00 -040044050 at https://www.thisamericanlife.orgThis American LifeZoe Chace followed Senator Jeff Flake as he decided to force the Senate to delay its vote on Judge Kavanaugh.
Making big decisions about other people's lives can feel pretty awful. Zoe Chace followed Senator Jeff Flake as he decided to force the Senate to delay its vote on Judge Kavanaugh. Among her discoveries: Those protestors in the elevator? They aren’t the reason he did what he did.
This American Lifeyeshttps://www.thisamericanlife.org/658/the-unhappy-deciders657: The Runawayshttp://feed.thisamericanlife.org/~r/talpodcast/~3/2oyDjkw9m1U/the-runaways
A bunch of teenagers go missing from a town in Long Island. For months, the police treat them as runaways, ignoring the kids' parents, who keep trying to tell them otherwise. They keep trying to tell them that something much worse might have happened.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/talpodcast/~4/2oyDjkw9m1U" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 23 Sep 2018 18:00:00 -040044033 at https://www.thisamericanlife.orgThis American LifeA bunch of teenagers go missing from a town in Long Island.
A bunch of teenagers go missing from a town in Long Island. For months, the police treat them as runaways, ignoring the kids' parents, who keep trying to tell them otherwise. They keep trying to tell them that something much worse might have happened.
This American Lifeyeshttps://www.thisamericanlife.org/657/the-runaways656: Let Me Count the Wayshttp://feed.thisamericanlife.org/~r/talpodcast/~3/xAOYq7z8nQc/let-me-count-the-ways
Yes, youʼve heard about the family separations. Youʼve heard about the travel ban. But there are dozens of ways the Trump administration is cracking down on immigration across many agencies, sometimes in ways so small and technical it doesnʼt make headlines. This week, the quiet bureaucratic war that’s even targeting legal immigrants.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/talpodcast/~4/xAOYq7z8nQc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 16 Sep 2018 18:00:00 -040044031 at https://www.thisamericanlife.orgThis American LifeThe quiet bureaucratic war that’s even targeting legal immigrants.
Yes, youʼve heard about the family separations. Youʼve heard about the travel ban. But there are dozens of ways the Trump administration is cracking down on immigration across many agencies, sometimes in ways so small and technical it doesnʼt make headlines. This week, the quiet bureaucratic war that’s even targeting legal immigrants.
This American Lifeyeshttps://www.thisamericanlife.org/656/let-me-count-the-ways655: The Not-So-Great Unknownhttp://feed.thisamericanlife.org/~r/talpodcast/~3/UCbKhwpsYcE/the-not-so-great-unknown
What happens when unadventurous people end up in adventurous situations. Like an astronaut who goes to places no one has gone before, even though he’s not really into outer space.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/talpodcast/~4/UCbKhwpsYcE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 18:00:00 -040044020 at https://www.thisamericanlife.orgThis American LifeWhat happens when an astronaut who's not really into outer space goes to the moon.
What happens when unadventurous people end up in adventurous situations. Like an astronaut who goes to places no one has gone before, even though he’s not really into outer space.
This American Lifeyeshttps://www.thisamericanlife.org/655/the-not-so-great-unknownThis American LifeadultThis American Life is a weekly public radio show, heard by 2.2 million people on more than 500 stations. Another 2.5 million people download the weekly podcast. It is hosted by Ira Glass, produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, delivered to s